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Dutch
Etymology
Likely borrowed from Sranan Tongo sopropo, possibly from Twi Akan sɔprɔpɔ
Pronunciation
Noun
sopropo m (plural sopropo's, diminutive sopropootje n)
- (Suriname, Netherlands) bitter melon, bitter gourd, Momordica charantia and its fruit
1835, Marten Douwes Teenstra, De landbouw in de kolonie Suriname [Agriculture in the colony of Suriname], Groningen: H. Eekhoff, page 277:De soppropo is eene bevallig klimmende rankplant met een' enkelen gelen bloesem; de rondachtige, niet groote bladen (2 Ned. duimen in middellijn) hebben meerendeels zeven ronde takken.- The bitter melon is a gracefully climbing vine with a single yellow inflorescence; the roundish, not very large leaves (2 Dutch inches in diameter) mostly have seven round branches.
2021 June 7, Gerold Rozenblad, “Sopropo en koersen [Bitter melons and exchange rates]”, in De Ware Tijd, archived from the original on 14 December 2021:Op social media zag ik recent foto's en filmpjes van vooral sopropo dat tegen woekerprijzen aan de man werd gebracht.- On social media, I recently saw photos and videos of people selling bitter melons, in particular, at exorbitant prices.
Sranan Tongo
Etymology
Possibly from Twi Akan sɔprɔpɔ.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɔ.prɔˈpɔ/
- Hyphenation: so‧pro‧po
Noun
sopropo
- bitter melon, bitter gourd, the fruit of Momordica charantia
References
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Johann Gottlieb Christaller (1875) A Dictionary of the Asante and Fante Language Called Tshi (Chwee, Twi), With a Grammatical Introduction and Appendices on the Geography of the Gold Coast and Other Subjects, page 743: “so̠pro̠pó̠, a herb similar to nyīnyā (...).”